The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-02-25
NJ Likelihood Of a European War this Spring.

L0NnoS. February lo.-Archibald Forbes, |
who is reg. .rdcd here rs the prince OF war cor
RESPONDENTS is very positive that there will he |
no war II will be remembered that he mar.
ried last year in Washington the daughter OF
Gen. MciggS. and, happy a. he Is III his 10 |
mestic relations and suffering ns he doe, from |
rheum Sun, contracted in the last Russn-TUrk- |
ish war he would not probably take the fold |
in case hvsrilitics should begin. NcvertheeSs,
he il an acute observer, and few men are RN |
we'll informed \, he as to the fSLting capacity |
OF any and all the Powers. Peace will not hs
disturbed this spring, he sad yesterday when |
| called upon him. 'rhcro will he no oHt- |
break between FfAnce and Germany. Indeed, |
through al! this talk OF war, | have mover
thought it probable.
Why asked.
Because the French arc not going to attack |
and Bsma"ck il sincere in his profession ot
peace lf lac had lot been he would hhSo NJ |
ceptcl the three year army bill instcnd OF IN
sisting to the last extremity on the ScpIcnrRtc.
II he had really meant to provoke war inInc'
di.tcy, three years would be ample timS 'n
which to crush France and have done with IL.
You SEQ, there could not be long war. In
truth, thee could not well be more thsn one
campaign. More than one would te too Inu,E
for tho financial resources of either country,
so terribly expensive would WAT hc now. No.
body in Germany wants war. They dId hot
want 1t in 1870. BUt 1t forced upon thcm
aud they struc. back with terrific imrctuus'ty
auu cuvct. IL would DC ten -lOtu worse now
The French know il and they have counted the
cost AMI aro going to keep quiet.
THE rRuNrlEWs wEiL-SrGu IMrRnGSAELr.
OF course, you nrc we'll acquainted MIR.
Forbes with tho French AMI German frontier,
aud the dcienccs on both siic-. II war sh"Uit
occur, what 10 you think would bo tho line OF
action?
As said France does not mean TO attack.
and il she did, Ito not sec how shc could over
n ~ ~, h.
il much stronger now than III l>IO, and ! he
hcvc it would he almost impossible for the Ter
mans To break Through ihc French Enc.. which
have been greatly sire gthonsd, you Know.
The rOlrt OF uCtua' con act between France ani
Germany is quite narrow, ani this has been
fortified on both sides To the utmost limit Of ch-
giucernr skill | think Bismarch = ids> " II! |
be, not % break through the F'euch lines hat
to <" around 'hrou N belgium aud |.is
France frontier that is almost dsf-ucc."'a
nm sure he has long been wing to sQuA =
himself witt H-..um, that nc uuHhl 10 th,
with her 't5ru, In fact, he wanted to haze
Heig gtum com" ,u,o Tn" Eermnn Empire and :
ns much iur, of it M bavaria. IlIs "r.;-
meni VAS that it woul! ho better t"r Helr.u'
to haYo the guarantee Of Gcrmany than TO he
under sort Of protecting wsis ut tic 'reu
puwCr- which really amounts To- no Iroi"srIr:,
atntl. Hvh;Ium however, prO!"rrci /" 10" i''d"
pendent aut rejected the advances II hI.mHrc.;.
| do not doubt, though, that the '.,,mnH
army wowii u,Arch r,ht ih"Nugh har terri. .''|
to attack France, if she thou at itn mi'I'sry
necessity.
LhGLASns fInu1iNI DAYS oHrI.
.ButNoulI not tha, inyolv. G.rinnp- n /
war With EuSluii, who was one 81 the Sign"
tclir4 Wf the treaty vf Paris oi lNln. hy whlc.
the rydu.'uJ Of i'clgium was IIn'Hn'"r!
Tn" ,vvaiy amouu;s to nothing. ihtr" il
not Power III Europe that would h,h :" pre-
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